Dear all,
Should the chrome headlight surround fit over the bonnet fastening strip, if so it leaves a significant gap, or should the fastening strip butt with the chrome surround, which would eliminate the gap.
Thanks in advance,
Guy
Bonnet fastening strip meets headlight chrome
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ALAN COCHRANE
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Hi Guy
My bonnet strips fit under the crown ring. I think this is generally the set-up. I bedded the seal in with grey sealer to counter the slight lifting that.occurs.
Forget about trying to stop leaks into the sugar scoops. The seal's real job is to stop the crown ring scratching the paintwork.
I also injected sealer in the gap between the wing and bonnet top where it is covered by the crown ring. This is where. most of the leaking seems to occur.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Alan
My bonnet strips fit under the crown ring. I think this is generally the set-up. I bedded the seal in with grey sealer to counter the slight lifting that.occurs.
Forget about trying to stop leaks into the sugar scoops. The seal's real job is to stop the crown ring scratching the paintwork.
I also injected sealer in the gap between the wing and bonnet top where it is covered by the crown ring. This is where. most of the leaking seems to occur.
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Alan
Alan Cochrane
1961 S1 OTS,1968 Triumph TR250, 1971 Triumph GT6 Mk3, 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder
1961 S1 OTS,1968 Triumph TR250, 1971 Triumph GT6 Mk3, 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder
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The factory scooped out the end of the strip so it followed the curvature of the chrome ring and then butted it up. It didn't go under the ring.
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